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sticks someone on

sticks someone on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick on.

Meaning of stick on

Verb

stick on (third-person singular simple present sticks on, present participle sticking on, simple past and past participle stuck on)

  1. (UK, slang, transitive) To charge (someone) with an offence.
    • […] took him to the nick, stuck him on, and he spent the night in the flowery.1931, The Police Journal, volume 4, page 501

Questions about sticks someone on

What is sticks someone on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sticks someone on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick on.

Words near sticks someone on in the dictionary

  1. sticks one's tongue out
  2. sticks out
  3. sticks out a mile
  4. sticks out like a sore thumb
  5. sticks out like dog's balls
  6. sticks someone on
  7. sticks the knife in
  8. sticks the landing
  9. sticks to
  10. sticks to business
  11. sticks to one's guns

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